Interstate 95 South - Lumberton to Rowland

I-95 traverses Big Marsh Swamp south from St. Pauls.

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Cedar Grove Church Road (SR 1760) lines the west side of I-95 by this sign posted 12 miles north of Lumberton and 29 miles from Rowland.

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I-95 and U.S. 301 come together again south of Tenmile Swamp at Exit 25.

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Weigh stations line both sides of I-95 south of Exit 25.

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Shifting sides again, U.S. 301 loops west from a parclo B2 interchange (Exit 25) to again meet I-95 at Exit 22.

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The southbound weigh station is located ahead of the Powerville Road overpass.

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The third crossing with U.S. 301 lies two miles ahead at Exit 22.

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A reassurance marker follows the weigh station entrance ramp.

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The Lumberton city limits spread across nearly nine miles of I-95. Four interchanges serve the city incorporated in 1859.

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U.S. 301 (Fayetteville Road) and I-95 meet at a diverging diamond interchange (Exit 22) near Robeson Community College in one half mile.

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Fayetteville Road (SR 1997) heads south to Pine Street and the Lumberton central business district as U.S. 301 joins I-95 for an 11.07 mile long overlap.

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The diverging diamond interchange between U.S. 301 (Fayetteville Road) and I-95 opened to traffic September 29, 2015¹ at a cost of $12.6 million.²

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I-95 and U.S. 301 both continue southwest from Lumberton to Dillon and Florence, South Carolina.

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U.S. 301 was relocated onto the Lumberton bypass by 1954. The bypass was four laned by 1958 and designated apart of I-95 by 1961.³

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NC 211 travels north from Roberts Avenue in Lumberton 15 miles to the town of Red Springs. NC 211 encircles the east side of Lumberton to NC 41 (Elizabethtown Road) and NC 72 south to Long Branch.

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Roberts Avenue expands into a commercial arterial at the six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 20) with I-95/U.S. 301. NC 211 stretches 160 miles northwest to Candor and southeast to Southport. NC 41 follows Pine and 2nd Streets through Downtown, staying east of I-95 to Fairmont and S.C. 41 north of Lake View.

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Carthage Road (SR 1536) follows the Lumber River northwest from Water Street in Lumberton to a diamond interchange (Exit 19) with I-95/U.S. 301.

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North from Exit 19, Carthage Road (SR 1528) leads 4.84 miles to NC 211.

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I-95/U.S. 301 south elevate to pass over a CSX Railroad line ahead of Exit 17 to NC 72 and NC 711 (Country Club Drive) west. NC 72 east along 5th Street represents the historic alignment of U.S. 301.

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The USS North Carolina (BB-55) battleship museum is located on the banks of the Cape Fear River opposite Downtown Wilmington 81 miles to the southeast.

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Exit 17 leaves I-95 southbound for NC 72 north to Red Springs, NC 711 west to Pembroke and NC 72 east to adjacent Lumberton Municipal Airport (LID) and Downtown Lumberton.

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5th Street (old U.S. 301) and Kenric Drive (SR 1589) parallel I-95/U.S. 301 as service roads to U.S. 74 Alternate (Andrew Jackson Highway).

12/30/20

U.S. 74 ALT represents the former route of U.S. 74 bypassed by the completion of I-74 west to Laurinburg. Construction of the freeway displaced a diamond interchange (Exit 14) with U.S. 74 ALT, leading to its closure. U.S. 74A converges with I-74/U.S. 74 just east of I-95.

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The eastern end of I-20 joins I-95 south at Florence 54 miles ahead.

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Two miles north of the cloverleaf interchange (Exits 13 B/A) with I-74/U.S. 74 on I-95/U.S. 301 south.

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I-74 opened between I-95 and the U.S. 74 Maxton bypass on September 26, 2008. Interstate 74 is part of a longer corridor planned between Wilmington and Mt. Airy in North Carolina.

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Exit 13 departs I-95/U.S. 301 south as a collector distributor roadway for I-74/U.S. 74. The two will combine from Wilmington west to Rockingham, where I-74 turns north with I-73 to Candor and Asheboro.

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Laurinburg is 28 miles to the west along I-74/U.S. 74. The stretch between Laurinburg and Hamlet is not fully upgraded to Interstate standards, resulting in I-74 prematurely ending ahead of Laurel Hill.

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Exit 13 A connects I-95/U.S. 301 south with I-74/U.S. 74 east to U.S. 74 Alternate. The freeway extends south beyond Exit 219 with N Broadridge Road (SR 2220), with U.S. 74 continuing as a four lane divided highway to U.S. 76 ahead of Whitesville.

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I-95/U.S. 301 advances 1.2 miles southwest to Exit 10 / Chicken Road next.

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U.S. 301 rejoins its original alignment from the diamond interchange (Exit 10) at Chicken Road in one mile.

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Chicken Road (SR 1003) leads 5.27 miles southeast from Exit 10 along Old Field Swamp to NC 41 near Fairmont.

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U.S. 301 travels west to Raynham and Rowland before turning south again to I-95 at South of the Border.

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Davis Road (SR 2430) spans Interstate 95 beyond this confirming marker.

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Progressing west to the diamond interchange (Exit 7) with Raynham Road (SR 2455), Interstate 95 passes north of the town of McDonald.

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Raynham Road (SR 2455) leads 1.49 miles north to U.S. 301 at Raynham and 5.8 miles south to NC 130, west of Fairmont.

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Interstate 95 crosses Aaron Swamp just west of Exit 7.

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Dillon, South Carolina lies 13 miles to the southwest along U.S. 301/501. U.S. 301 enters Florence, 44 miles away, from the east while I-95 passes the city to the north.

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NC 130 arcs northwest from Five Forks and the north end of NC 904 to cross paths with I-95 at Exit 2, outside the town of Rowland. NC 904 branches south from Five Forks to Tabor City and Ocean Isle Beach on a 67.53 mile long course.

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Entering the parclo A2 interchange (Exit 2) with NC 130 on I-95 south. NC 130 follows Main Street west through Rowland, joining U.S. 501 at U.S. 301 (Bond Street) for a 7.5 mile long overlap to Raemon. Southward, NC 130 continues 13 miles to Fairmont.

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Interstate 95 continues 2.33 miles southwest from the NC 130 overpass to the South Carolina state line.

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U.S. 301/501 combine for 2.50 miles from Bond Street in Rowland to a parclo interchange (Exits 1B/A) on the South Carolina state line.

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Billboards for South of the Border, which at one point during the 1980s extended as far north as Wilmington, Delaware and Philadelphia, culminate with the arrival of I-95 south at Exit 1. Exits 1B and 1A serve both directions of U.S. 301/501 and the tourist stop.

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Exit 1B leaves for U.S. 301/501 north to Rowland. U.S. 501 continues on a northerly course from Rowland to I-74/U.S. 74 at Laurinburg.

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The Dillon County seat is located 7.6 miles to the southwest of Exit 1A and is the first incorporated place U.S. 301/501 south passes through within South Carolina.

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Interstate 95 south leaves the Tar Hill state and enters South Carolina ahead of the loop ramp (Exit 1A) to U.S. 301/501.

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